Finding into death of Glenda Jean Brown
Deceased
Glenda Jean Brown
Demographics
50y, female
Date of death
2025-01-03
Finding date
2026-10-01
Cause of death
Complications of Huntington's Disease; secondary cause: Pelvic fracture
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Glenda Jean Brown, age 50, died from complications of Huntington's Disease at Eastern Health Palliative Care Unit, Wantirna on 3 January 2025. She had lived with Huntington's Disease since 2012 (formally diagnosed 2016) and was supported in Specialist Disability Accommodation at Yooralla from August 2019. During 2024 she experienced progressive neurological decline with multiple unwitnessed falls, admissions to Box Hill Hospital in October-November 2024, and transfer to palliative care on 24 December 2024. Post-mortem findings identified a pelvic fracture (likely from an unwitnessed fall) as a secondary cause. The coroner found the death was not unexpected and attributable to inevitable progression of Huntington's Disease, with no want of care by disability service providers or clinical staff. Excellent comprehensive support and medical management were provided throughout her illness.
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Contributing factors
- Progressive Huntington's Disease
- Unwitnessed fall(s) resulting in pelvic fracture
- Dysphagia and aspiration risk
- Frontal lobe dementia and neuropsychiatric decline
- Poor oral intake and malnutrition
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